MMPI-2-RF Differences Between Violent Offending and Institutional Violence Among Incarcerated Women.

Autor:	Gottfried ED; Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Community and Public Safety Psychiatry Division gottfrem@musc.edu., Mulay AL; Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Community and Public Safety Psychiatry Division., Schenk AM; Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons., Vitacco MJ; Institute of Public and Preventive Heath, Department of Psychiatry and Health Behavior, Augusta University.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Violence and victims [Violence Vict] 2022 Aug 01; Vol. 37 (4), pp. 497-514. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jun 15.
DOI:	10.1891/VV-2021-0065
Abstrakt:	The examination of violence perpetrated by female offenders remains an understudied topic, as research typically focuses on male offender samples. As such, it remains unclear what personality characteristics may be associated with the perpetration of violence among female offenders. This study sought to examine the relationship between personality characteristics, as assessed by the MMPI-2-RF, and engagement in violence, within a sample of 228 incarcerated women. Results indicated that women serving time for a violent offense obtained higher mean scores on MMPI-2-RF scales related to underreporting, atypical thoughts/experiences, and paranoia. Women who obtained disciplinary reports for violence within the institution obtained higher mean scores on MMPI-2-RF scales related to behavior/externalizing dysfunction, overactivation, and aggression. Taken together, violence was most strongly associated with the MMPI-2-RF scales related to paranoia and atypical thoughts/experiences (e.g., THD, PSYC-r). This study provides new data on the viability of the MMPI-2-RF to provide critical insights into violent and aggression behavior in female inmates, an understudied population and demonstrate the instrument's efficacy in assessing characteristics associated with violent behavior. (© Copyright 2022 Springer Publishing Company, LLC.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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